Champaign Unit 4 has promoted from within for its next superintendent. The school board announced Wednesday night that Susan Zola, currently serving as the District's Assistant Superintendent for Achievement, Curriculum, and Instruction at the District's 12 elementary schools will take over for the retiring Judy Wiegand on July 1. Zola was chosen from three candidates after a national search was conducted.
Champaign Unit 4 Superintendent Judy Wiegand has started her final school year as the head administrator of the district. Wiegand announced her retirement earlier this month. But she’s got a lot on her plate before retirement.
The Champaign Unit 4 superintendent says the district has enough funding reserves to make it through the school year without any state funding, but says that is a last resort in a conversation with Illinois Public Media's Brian Moline.
The Champaign Park District Board could vote in two weeks on whether to continue talks on a proposed land swap with Champaign Unit 4 schools, enabling for a Central High School in Dodds Park.
The Champaign Park District Board has moved the location of the Wednesday, Feb. 25th study session to the Leonhard Rec Center.
